Variety
Though not always entirely credible, Dead Calm is a nail-biting suspense pic [from the novel by Charles Williams] handsomely produced and inventively directed.
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Dead Calm
Australian thriller set on the seas starring Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane. Joe and Rae Ingram (Neill and Kidman) do the right thing and rescue the half-delirious sole survivor (Zane) of a crippled schooner. But soon the stranger will plunge the unwary pair into an intense battle of live or death.
1989Rating: M, contains violence, offensive language & sex scenes93 minsAustralia
Thriller
- Director:
- Phillip Noyce ('Salt', 'The Bone Collector', 'Patriot Games', 'Clear and Present Danger')
- Cast:
- Sam NeillNicole KidmanBilly Zane
Dead Calm | Reviews
83%29 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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Time Out
A classic piece of pared-down genre film-making is lent extra depth by an emotional subtext stressing Kidman's transition from dependent wife to resourceful individual.
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Roger Ebert
This is not a gimmick film ... and Kidman and Zane do generate real, palpable hatred in their scenes together.
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